A statement signed by 32 rebel groups, including Jaysh al-Nasr, Jaysh al-Izzah, Jaysh al-Islam, Jaysh al-Yarmouk, Ahrar al-Sham and Faylaq al-Rahman says that if any ethnic cleansing continues in al-Wa'er Homs, any ceasefire considered ongoing is over.

Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spox Maria Zakharova stresses that the United States is defending IS, and posts a 1983 picture showing Reagan meeting with Afghan Mujahideen leaders. She also called on US-UN Envoy Samantha Power to visit Syria before speaking about the war conditions in the country.